Why do cars have horns?

[Marmora Man]

I have been pondering this recently. Some use the horn to signal displeasure to other drivers. Others use them to signal frustration with a traffic jam - which usually results in 15 others also leaning on their horn.

None of this noise generates any benefit - the traffic jam doesn't disappear, the bad driver that cut you up just gives you the "finger".

I have never had to use the horn to warn others of my car's presence - engine noise and the fact that it's on the road is usually sufficient.

So I ask again - why do cars have horns? Do we need then anymore?

[brum]

Without horns how would the car alarms work - you know, the ones that go off throughout the night and keep the street awake?

[????]

I use mine to scare forumites out on early morning strolls

[KalamityKel]

Young children take great delight in using them to attract their parents attention after carelessly locking them in while they go to the local boozer...

[SteveT]

Because they haven't been speyed.

[bigbadwolf]

Marmora Man. Car horns feature in cars for one sole yet very important reason. They're used to compare your childrens taste in music to. Simple really.

[reetpetite]

I use mine to let the inconsiderate person who has blocked me in ,in the car park of my flats, know that I want to go out !

[HonaloochieB]

What are you on abaat MM?

Cars don't 'ave horns. Cars 'ave udders. Buuws have horns.

[bigbadwolf]

Oh and they're also instrumental in celebrating football wins in Spanish speaking countries.

[Santerme]

To motivate grockles who come to Dorset and toodle along at 12 miles an hour sightseeing.

[Marmora Man]

I thought it was grockles in Cornwall and emmets in Devon

[Santerme]

Somerset and Dorset use Grockle and we even have subsets.....

So a person from Weymouth is a Kimberlin to Portlanders (and as a useless piece of trivia, the word Rabbit is never given breath by those strange semi Islanders)

[????]

God, I can see why the countryside leads to alcohilism and incest

[Santerme]

Well, my offices are in Somerset so I do import the proper cider across the county line and we try to make sure the relatives are at least third cousins, four times removed, if at all possible.

[bigbadwolf]

Is it foigtin soidur?

[pablogrande]

I liked the idea they talked about introducing in Manhattan whereby cab drivers horns would be made as loud in the car as on the outside to try and cut down their use, I have to say I think I'd use it more

[ruffers]

So they can pass the MOT

[skidmarks]

So fat lazy mini cab drivers can wake the whole street instead of knocking on the door of the requesting house

[woofmarkthedog]

Coz their bells fell off....

[SteveT]

To wake up drivers at green lights.

[KalamityKel]

to wake themselves up more like - similar 2 an alarm clock no?

[citizenED]

horns on cars so that you can say hi to your mates. Beep, beep.

[brum]

...and how else would white-van-man draw the attention of the ladies?

[bigbadwolf]

Revenge is sweet.

[Andystar]

SteveT Wrote:

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> To wake up drivers at green lights.

This is the reason as to why cars have horns. Basically, for my entertainment. (tu)